Some Houston area school districts canceled classes Monday after flooding from last week's storms devastated several communities in southeast Texas. LIVE FLOOD UPDATES: Some Houston schools, roads remain closed due to high water from storms As of Monday morning,

Texas severe weather has left a young child dead. There were also hundreds of water rescues. The forecast shows more severe weather is expected.

Several disaster relief organizations around Houston are mobilizing to help those hit hard by the recent floods that have swept through much of Southeast Texas last week. Here's what you can do to help: Red Cross Spokesperson Vanessa Valdez with the American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast said cash donations were the most effective way of helping those hit by the flood disaster.

Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues. (AP Video: Lekan Oyekanmi) Read more here:

Rivers in Southeast Texas could be swollen for days or weeks, forecasters said, as multiple rounds of heavy rainfall continued on Sunday.

As storms forced numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes, Texas officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.